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The Bethel Office of Emergency Management Municipal Center 1 School Street Bethel, Connecticut 06801 Voice: (203)794-8522 Fax: (203)794-8524 Director: Clarence Rees, N1LHJ Volunteers: Larry Pennington, N1URB Jim Ritterbusch, KD1YV Bill Thoren, N1TIW Ken Weith, KD1DD

Mission:

To maximize survival of people, prevent and/or minimize injuries, and preserve property and resources in the town of Bethel by making use of all available manpower, equipment, and other resources in the event of natural, or man-made disasters, or enemy attack.

General Information & Meetings:

The Bethel Office of Emergency Management meets the second Monday evening of every month, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Meetings are conducted in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), located in the basement of the Bethel Municipal Center. This is a limited access area. Volunteers are invited to attend. Training is available for all interested individuals.  Our facilities. Meetings are held in conjunction with the BEARS, The Bethel Educational Amateur Radio  Society. The Bethel EOC is part of Area 5 of the State of Connecticut.

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Bethel Office of Emergency Management by e-mail: boem@mags.net